There is no turbo charger either which leads to a beautifully linear power delivery as you chase the rev counter up to the 7,200 limit. It is a unit that encourages you to rev it, as peak torque of 540Nm is not delivered until 4,800rpm.
Initial shove is not as intense as we are used to with modern turbos. Ironically it even seems a bit laggy, like turbo engines used to be.
But after a second, the torque kicks in and it picks up pace with abandon. Top speed is 168mph and 0-62 is 4.4 seconds.
Pressing the Start button wakes it up with an echoing rumble, louder that an M4 or RS5 but quieter than an F-Type or R8.
The gearbox is a ten, yes ten, speed automatic which shifts so sublimely and with such frequency that you need to look at the digital read out to check what ratio you are in.
